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Common collocations with nightmare in American Collocation

nightmare noun countable

US /ˈnaɪtˌmer/

complete

absolute
complete
real
total

My search for a nanny for my two girls is proving to be an absolute nightmare.

worst

biggest
ultimate
worst

It turned out to be their worst nightmare.

of a particular type

administrative
bureaucratic
environmental
financial
legal
logistical

Planning a wedding can be a logistical nightmare.

endure
experience
face
live
suffer

With a shortage of radiotherapists, thousands of patients are living a nightmare, waiting for their treatment to begin.

journey
scenario
season
situation
start
vision
world

That is the nightmare scenario research scientists warned of this week.